Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-27

, She came back at 7 in the morning
The top was partly down when th,
buggy went out, but did not motto,
its condition when it was returned
Afterwards Chief Darcy called my at
tention to the curtain at the back of thu
buggy. Quite large piece had beent;
ken out of it. That was the first time
saw that Young lady. She did not tell
me where she wanted ito go. When
the buggy was returned the horse was
in good condition. He looked as if he
had been driven, but not to any great
amount. | don't know if the horse
had been fed. (The buggy top was
here introduced and rectangular hole
2x4 inches, cut out of the curtain,
shown the Court by witness.) l did
not see this hole until the buggy came
back from the shop. The buggy was
washed the same morning, think at
10 o'clock. When it left the stable it
was getting kind of dusk. The sun
was up when the horse was returned
the next morning at 7:15.
Cross-examined:- Il do not know if
that piece out of the curtain was al
ready missing when she took out the
buggy. 1t was several days after she
returned it that Darcy attracted my
attention to that fact None of the
employees ever mentioned it to me. |
ordered the buggy to the shop to be
fixed. The shaft was broken during
Fair week and spoke was also
broken; but whether the hole in the
curtain existed then don't know.
| TIE osTLER's TESTIMONY.
Joseph Bruerton: l live at 213
Fifth street. / work at Chick Bros.
livery stable, 11S Fifth street. / have
seen Hattie Woolsteen. saw her on
Friday morning, the 18th of this
month, when she returned a black
horse and buggy. 1t was between
half past six and seven. She gave no
explanation why she had kept the
buggy so long. She paid "A for it. |
didn't see that cut place on the cur
tain until Chick came down. l think
the whip was in the buggy. The
horse seemed to be all right; there
was nothing the matter with it. AS
far as | know, there was no hole in
the glass of the buggy curtain when
the Chief of Police took the top away.
FELLOW LoDGERs TESTIFY.
John Splain: l reside at 514 Fort
street. work at Jevne's grocery
store. l recollect Miss Hattie Wool
steen. have seen her at my lodging
house. l saw her on Friday, The 7th
of October. She was sitting in a
buggy hitched in front of the house.
Her sister was standing near the
buggy. The horse was harnessed. |
don't remember if the top was up or
down. 1t was about hall-past six.
WILL J. HAss.
/ live at Pasadena. i saw Hattie
Woolsteen at 514 Fort street two weeks
ago, l should judge. She was putting
on the bride to horse. Her sister
was there. l offered my service. She
said she had handled horses for thir-
teen years. The horse was not har-
messed to the buggy. 1t stood about
ten feet away from the horse, to the
north side of the house, in the yard.
CHAs. PHELPS.
l live at 514 s. Fort street. | know
Miss Hattie Woolsteen since the 22d
or 23d of September. My mother has
charge of the house. / saw her at the
house the day after Harlan's alleged
disappearance. l saw the buggy on
Friday morning. Hattie sat on it and
Minnie was Harvesting horse which
was not hitched to the buggy. There
is stable on the lot. There was q
80 %I,oca Tho
was kept under tree over night. l
did not hear the horse and buggy
come. The buggy stood near the gate
with the shafts on the ground.
THE GUNsMITH's EVIDENCE.
Henry J. Hitler works at 18 Com
mercial street for Fl. L. Adams, the
gunsmith. He sold a self-cocking,
pearl handled, five chamber, 80 cali
ber, British bull dog revolver to a
lady, together with box of cartridges
on the 7th of October, between 10 and
IL O'Clock in the morning. When
asked to see if he recognized anybody
in the room looking like the lady to
whom he sold the pistol, he said he
did not, but the pistol was like the
one he naO sou. W NhcSS sloWH
the pistol; three cartridges had been
discharged and two loads remained.)
The lady, witness said, was rather
tall and heavy set. She had dark
grey woolen dress on. Did not recol-
lect her hat. The lady to the left Of
Col. Wells (Hattie Woolsteen) had no
resemblance to the lady who bought
the pistol, as far as witness could re-
member. She SAID she wanted the
pistol for young man living in the
country and she stipulated that she
should have the privilege of return
ing it if it did not suit. Did not take
notice whether she wore jewelry. She
had ring which witness could not
describe.
At 4 AS the Court adjourned the ex-
animation until to-day at $3.50. I'm.
mediately number OF ladies fiocked
around the prisoner and her sister in
the Justices Chambers. Both smiled
and seemed pleased, though Hattie
Immediately resumed pensive air.
Around the foot of the stairs and in
the vicinity of the City Hall, there
were as on former occasions a number
of people awaiting the exit OF the
prisoner to crafty their curiosity.
Excursion to San Esernardin o
and Auction Sale that was to take